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In today's newsletter:

• How will this $201,000 reshape housing options on Woods Road?
• What secrets about life's origins hide in this Hillsborough space rock?

Also on today's calendar: Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 90, low: 66.
• Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local Legislators Secure $200,000 for Alternatives, Inc. Housing in Hillsborough (tapinto.net) — State legislators have secured $201,000 in New Jersey budget funding to support a new Alternatives, Inc. residence on Woods Road in Hillsborough, expanding housing and services for residents with disabilities and those facing homelessness. The supervised home will feature innovative technology, day programs, and support coordination, with officials saying it will boost independent living options and peace of mind for local families.
   

• Meteorite that hit a Hillsborough home may hold life's origins (wearenewjersey.com) — A meteorite that crashed through the roof of a Hillsborough home in July 2024 is now helping scientists study how life may have begun on Earth. Because the homeowner carefully preserved the fragments, researchers can analyze rare minerals and organic compounds in an unusually pristine New Jersey space rock.
   

📸 Around Hillsborough

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsborough

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Ice Cream Social & Foam Party at the Primrose School of Hillsborough →
  Primrose School of Hillsborough, 32 Falcon Rd, Hillsborough Township
  5:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Zio's Market Italian Deli Grand Opening →
  Zio's Market Italian Deli, 27 W Somerset St, Raritan
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Pulling for a Cure →
  Carriage Farm, 2 Clerico Ln, Hillsborough Township
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 18
• Grange Meeting →
  First United Methodist Church, 48 W High St, Somerville
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
• Rob Reiner: From Laughter to Legacy
  Hillsborough Library Explore From Home - Virtual AS 1
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Worship Service →
  Clover Hill Reformed Church, 890 Amwell Rd, Hillsborough Township
  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• Randolph JV Field Hockey @ Hillsborough →
  Hillsborough High School, 466 Raider Blvd, Hillsborough Township
  11:30 am
• Board of Education Meeting
  Woods Road Elementary School Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Rd, Hillsborough Towns
  7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Marching Band Preview Performance
  Hillsborough High School 466 Raider Boulevard, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• August Trip
  Troop 89 Hillsborough, NJ 08844
• Jared Hart (record release show) →
  Crossroads, 78 North Ave, Garwood
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Join The Next LIVESTRONG® Sessions at Hillsborough YMCA! →
  Hillsborough YMCA, 19 E Mountain Rd, Hillsborough Township
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Inconsiderate Neighbours, Alexandria at Hillsborough —Keith Zydallis Read on Patch

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Somerville. Apply here.
• Wegmans posted a job opening for Stocker in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsborough here.

🗞 Nearby News

Branchburg

• Branchburg Testing Private Wells, Contemplating New Grants for Health Department (tapinto.net)

Somerville

• Middlemist Meadery Expands With Full-Service Coffee Shop In Somerset County (patch.com)
• Volunteers Needed to Dig in the Dirt Along the Peters Brook Greenway in Somerville Aug. 22 & Sept. 27 (tapinto.net)
• Somerville man charged in 2024 killing found competent to stand trial (wrnjradio.com)

Bridgewater

• Somerset County Opens 2027 Arts, History Grant Applications (patch.com)
• Bridgewater Nonprofit Plans Comedy Night With 7 Stand-Up Acts (patch.com)
• Somerville's Middlemist Expands With Full-Service Coffee Shop (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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